raffa_mk Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hi,Just after advise on what temp the 4efte should be running I've bee keeping my eye out on oil temp whilst driving on normal and boasting around town and motorway driving and it's around 80 deg driving normal and boosting around town 100 deg n coolin to 90 deg and around 90-100 on motorway.What I want to know is what temp can I tolerate at constant boosting before causing damage to engine? As I want to take my car on track days but want to know weather to get an oil cooler with thmostat if it's needed?Also my clocks only show upto 115mph which gets there in no time, and want to know what's the safest top end speed I should only go up to on a standard 4efte engine? Also when driving at 115mph plus how does your car handle? Does it lift etc? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I got generally no higher than 95 when driving about boosting, on track it got up to 110 which was too high for my liking, I backed off til it reached 95 and carried on againNo idea about speed I don't pay much attention to the speedo lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starletburkie Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 mine goes upto around 110 or 120 when giving it boost and 90 general driving Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob H@RCH Engineering Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 The oil temps all depends on the shear point of the oil you are using different oils have different shear points it should all be in the tech spec of the oil or can be found on the net. I use gulf competition and thats good up to about 130c be for it starts to become less stable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_shaun_ Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 as above about oil. speed doesnt make a massive difference imo towards the engine its mainly the revs if your driving at 120 in 5th and sitting at 5k revs its alot better for the engine that doing 30 at 8k revs. but if you have time to look at the speedo your not driving fast enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Interesting point on the oil! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob H@RCH Engineering Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yes it's one to look out for as there all different! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The oil temps all depends on the shear point of the oil you are using different oils have different shear points it should all be in the tech spec of the oil or can be found on the net. I use gulf competition and thats good up to about 130c be for it starts to become less stable.x2, but generally speaking I wouldn't want to see no more than 110-115 degC. Change your oil to a thicker viscosity if it gets too high. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I was always told to back off if I ever got to 110 temp wise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) On track mine will sit at 90 all day with the oil cooler, sits at 70 normal driving Edit : Just realised how old this thread is lol Edited March 22, 2013 by Jamie1st Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mark-tozer Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 jamie wat oil cooler kit do you have do your run a thermostat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 ^x2 what temp does your thermo kick in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARC MOSS Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 My 368bhp m3 sits at 90-95 max all the time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Mine sits at about 70/80 normal driving. Hard driving it goes to about 90 haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Our Mk2 Golf GTi used to hit about 117 before we installed a oil cooler (now sits around 95 on track). As Amjad said, once it hits a temp you don't like just back off for awhile and let it cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Our Mk2 Golf GTi used to hit about 117 before we installed a oil cooler (now sits around 95 on track). As Amjad said, once it hits a temp you don't like just back off for awhile and let it cool. Wow I didn't think older NA engines would hit those temps! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikep82 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 @luke Is the temp off track not tooo low now then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smobey_sutton2 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I was always told to back off if I ever got to 110 temp wise Your right mate, rule of thumb is that the oil starts to become ineffective at 110C. So if your going to be running higher temperatures than this, you need to make sure you get a good oil that will work above this temperature. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Wow I didn't think older NA engines would hit those temps! Why not? The 1.8 is more or less bulletproof! @luke Is the temp off track not tooo low now then? Doesn't really get driven now, I'd say around town ect it wouldn't even hit 80 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 jamie wat oil cooler kit do you have do your run a thermostat. Hey dude, HKS Oil cooler kit, remote filter housing and built in stat that opens at 70deg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Nice one for the info Jamie! Nah didn't mean that Luke, I just thought turbo engines would put a lot more heat out generally Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bean Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 safe top speed? bouncing the limiter in 5th! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raffa_mk Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 safe top speed? bouncing the limiter in 5th!Make it bouncing of the limiter in 6th in my case Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mark-tozer Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hey dude, HKS Oil cooler kit, remote filter housing and built in stat that opens at 70deg thanks did you by the kit new or second hand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 thanks did you by the kit new or second hand Second hand off the forum dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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